Brian Sauve in the news – All RCMP communications centres across Canada understaffed, some by more than 50%

They’re considered a lifeline to officers in the field, but new numbers reveal all of the RCMP’s Operational Communications Centres across the country are understaffed, in some cases by as much as 50 per cent or more.

The national vacancy rate in OCCs as of October 2017 sat at a little more than 27 per cent, according numbers released to CBC News under an access-to-information request.